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BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension - Managed Fund (Closed)

Fund Objective
The Barclays Australian International Partial Long-Short Fund aims to achieve superior investment performance through providing returns that exceed those of the MSCI World ex-Australia IndexSM (unhedged in AUD with net dividends reinvested) Index by around 2.0-3.0% p.a., before fees, over rolling 3-year periods. In pursuing its targeted return objective, the Fund has an expected active risk of 2.0% p.a.
Fund Strategy
The Fund is country, style, sector and currency neutral. The strategy invests in global equity markets via a series of regional funds utilising active long and some short security positions. The regional underlying strategies managed actively (active stock selection) are the US, Europe (16 countries) and Japan. Canada and the Far East ex-Japan countries (3 countries) are indexed.

Fund Performance Comparison

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Fees Comparison

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Fund performance

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Total return 0.29% 0.9% 1.85% 4.02% 4.2% 4.02% 2.58% 2.07%
Returns for periods greater than 1 year are annualised. All figures are percentages.

Asset Allocation

No asset allocation data available.
Average Allocation of Peers
Alternatives
20.35%
Australian Equities
3.91%
International Equities
7.25%
Cash
46.14%
Property & Infrastructure
1.85%
Fixed Interest
20.50%

General Information

Fund Details
Type Description
BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension (Wholesale)
Closed
BlackRock Asset Management Australia Ltd
BGL0073AU
Alternative - Other
Not Rated
Investment Fund
5 Sep 2007
n/a
n/a
n/a
Suppressed
Offer information
Type Description
Minimum initial investment $500,000

FAQs about the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension

The objective of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is The Barclays Australian International Partial Long-Short Fund aims to achieve superior investment performance through providing returns that exceed those of the MSCI World ex-Australia IndexSM (unhedged in AUD with net dividends reinvested) Index by around 2.0-3.0% p.a., before fees, over rolling 3-year periods. In pursuing its targeted return objective, the Fund has an expected active risk of 2.0% p.a.

The strategy of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is The Fund is country, style, sector and currency neutral. The strategy invests in global equity markets via a series of regional funds utilising active long and some short security positions. The regional underlying strategies managed actively (active stock selection) are the US, Europe (16 countries) and Japan. Canada and the Far East ex-Japan countries (3 countries) are indexed.

The APIR code of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is BGL0073AU.

BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension’s total return last month was -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at .

BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension’s total return for the last three months was -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%%. These returns were calculated as at .

BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at .

BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension’s one-year total return is -%. This was made up of a growth return of -% and an income return of -%. These returns were calculated as at .

The asset allocation of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is :

Alternatives
100%
Australian Equities
0%
International Equities
0%
Cash
0%
Property & Infrastructure
0%
Fixed Interest
0%

The Responsible Entity for the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is BlackRock Asset Management Australia Ltd.

The BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund belongs to the Alternative - Other sector/asset class.

As at , the size of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund was $ million.

The BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund has an inception date of 5 Sep 2007.

The current entry price of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is $ per unit and the current exit price is $ per unit (as at ).

The current exit price of the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is $ per unit and the current entry price is $ per unit (as at ).

The minimum initial investment amount for the BlackRock Scientific International Equities Extension managed fund is $500,000.

Fund data sourced from Morningstar. Some material is copyright and published under licence from ASX Operations Pty Limited ACN 004 523 782 ("ASXO"). Data and content is provided for personal use only. Whilst every care has been taken in producing these numbers, neither Morningstar nor InvestSMART can make any guarantees around the complete accuracy of these figures. Should you decide to change investments, please read all relevant disclosure documents including the Product Disclosure Statements and if required, you may consider speaking to a financial professional for further guidance. A tax event may be realised as a result of switching investments. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.